Columns
Crystal’s Clear View: A time to celebrate women
Editor’s note: International Women’s Day was Wednesday, March 8. It’s a beautiful spring day, and women worldwide are celebrating International Women’s Day. In every corner ...
Crystal Vandegrift, Author at Farmville
STEPS
Most counties still not funding homeless project
STEPS is still on a mission of reducing poverty throughout the region, despite still waiting to receive the requested funding from the majority of counties ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, January 19, 2023 9:13 am
State Senate
Trudy Berry says she wants to be part of Senate change
Since 2017, Jennifer McClellan has served as the state senator for Virginia’s 9th district. During that time, the district included Charles City County, along with ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Wednesday, December 28, 2022 4:41 am
Education
Student loan repayments extended again
For 45 million Americans who carry a total of $1.6 trillion in outstanding student loans, the federal government has placed another pause on loan repayments ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, December 2, 2022 2:29 pm
Farmville
Roundabout construction to begin in spring
Those who travel Route 15 to and from Farmville already know how the new roundabout in Prince Edward County at the intersection of Route 15/133/692 ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, October 28, 2022 4:23 pm
Charlotte
Dominion proposes to acquire Courthouse Solar
In its third annual clean energy filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy, Virginia, on Friday, Oct. 21, proposed nearly two dozen ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, October 28, 2022 3:44 pm
COVID-19
Pediatric COVID booster now available
Parents of young children in the Commonwealth are now able to seek a free bivalent pediatric COVID-19 booster vaccine for their children aged five years ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, October 21, 2022 9:27 am
COVID-19
CDC keeps eye on new COVID strain
Just as a slight decline in COIVD-19 cases has been seen in the past month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, October 6, 2022 1:40 pm
Education
Student loan forgiveness: It’s not for everyone
Late last month, President Joe Biden announced a student loan forgiveness plan that could lessen the payback burden for millions of Americans faced with high ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Saturday, September 10, 2022 5:03 pm
Local
Monkeypox infections remain low
In the fight against yet another global disease outbreak, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced last week it is expanding eligibility for JYNNEOS, the ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, September 1, 2022 5:14 pm
COVID-19
Piedmont Health District makes new COVID-19 vaccine available
FARMVILLE – The Piedmont Health District has a new tool in the fight against COVID-19. The Novavax vaccine is the fourth to be authorized in ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, August 26, 2022 7:36 pm
COVID-19
CDC reduces quarantine after exposure
After two and a half years of issuing guidelines for mask wearing and quarantine times in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, earlier ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, August 26, 2022 3:30 pm
Local
VEC investigating fraud claims
The COVID-19 pandemic that struck in March of 2020 affected many individuals and their way of providing for their families. For some, those who were ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Tuesday, August 16, 2022 12:42 pm
Local
Judge makes a decision in local manslaughter case
MEHERRIN – For the second time, a trial naming Shannon M. Coleman as the defendant has been continued. The Meherrin resident faces one felony and ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, August 12, 2022 2:48 pm
COVID-19
COVID-19 cases rise in Piedmont Health District
FARMVILLE – More than two years have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak, and while vaccines have eased the rate of hospital admissions and deaths, the ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, August 5, 2022 8:08 am
LOCAL
Monkeypox cases continue to rise in local region
There are more than 5,000 cases of Monkeypox reported in the United States as of Aug. 1, with case numbers rising every day. The rise ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, August 4, 2022 6:41 pm
Local
New report details firearm injuries
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) says that the number of emergency department visits for firearm injuries increased 72% from 2018 to 2021. These statistics ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Saturday, July 30, 2022 4:36 pm
COVID-19
CDC: Masks urged for area
It’s time to mask back up. Especially if you live, work or travel to Prince Edward and Buckingham counties. The Centers for Disease Control listed ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, July 29, 2022 1:00 pm
COVID-19
FDA green lights new COVID vaccine
With an uptick in COVID-19 cases recently reported by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), a Maryland-based biotechnology company has received emergency use authorization from ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, July 28, 2022 9:30 am
Local
First monkeypox case reported in Central region
A presumed case of monkeypox has made its way to the Central Region of Virginia. This brings the number of cases to 44 as of ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Saturday, July 23, 2022 6:34 pm
LIFESTYLES
The Farm in Farmville and Carnival
Longwood University Speech, Hearing and Learning Services (SHLS) recently held a summer camp for its younger clients. The Language Enrichment through Games and Opportunities Camp, ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, July 21, 2022 5:00 pm
Local
Randolph Solar approved: Tactics in play questioned
After more than two years of public hearings, lawsuits and negotiations, one of the nation’s most extensive solar facilities is set to make Charlotte County ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, July 15, 2022 5:07 pm
Local
Mental health hotline to take effect Saturday
Beginning Saturday, July 16, a new hotline number will take effect for those who experience a mental health crisis. The number 988 has been designated ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, July 15, 2022 8:30 am
Local
Gas prices not slowing down travel
Despite gas prices at a record high, one study found that Americans still plan to travel and vacation this summer. According to AAA, a new ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Friday, July 1, 2022 6:43 pm
Local
Foster care inquiries down following pandemic
Currently, there are nearly 5,000 young people in foster care in Virginia and more children are in need of a loving home and adults to ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Thursday, June 30, 2022 8:30 am
Local
Alcohol related deaths on the rise
The recent VDH report on Alcohol-Related Death in Virginia, 2016-2020, and the County Health Rankings show that the percentage of driving deaths with alcohol involvement ...
by Crystal Vandegrift, Saturday, May 21, 2022 12:13 pm
Buckingham
Report shows county health declines
The 2022 County Health Rankings data published last week by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute shows communities in the Piedmont Health District to ...